Housing Unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013508",
  "term": "Housing Unit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied as separate living quarters, or if vacant, intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other individuals in the building and which have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall. For vacant units, the criteria of separateness and direct access are applied to the intended occupants whenever possible.\n\n2. A house, an apartment, a group of rooms, or a single room if it is either occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family, an individual, or a group of one to nine unrelated persons. Separate living quarters means the occupants (1) live and eat separately from other persons in the house or apartment and (2) have direct access from the outside of the buildings or through a common hall--that is, they can get to it without going through someone else's living quarters. Housing units do not include group quarters such as prisons or nursing homes where ten or more unrelated persons live. A common dining area used by residents is an indication of group quarters. Hotel and motel rooms are considered housing units if occupied as the usual or permanent place of residence.\n\n3. Residential housing, can also include consideration of emergency housing such as sheltering and refugee accommodations as items to note in the RAINE database.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder Glossary",
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "RAINE Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/housing-unit/"
}